2020 in Rwanda

Events in the year 2020 in Rwanda.

Incumbents

President: Paul Kagame Prime Minister: Édouard Ngirente

Events

14 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. 31 May – The country confirmed its first COVID-19 death. 26 August – Rwandan and Burundian delegations, led by Brigadier General Vincent Nyakarundi and Colonel Ernest Musaba, respectively, met in Nemba to discuss longstanding security and trade issues. The meeting was facilitated by Colonel Leon Mahoungou of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism, an element of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. 21 December – Rwanda bolsters its security forces in the Central African Republic.

Deaths 31 August – Édouard Karemera, 69, politician and convicted war criminal.Un ex-ministre et acteur majeur du génocide rwandais meurt en détention à Dakar

See also

2020 in East Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

References